On the night of February 6, 2021, a gathering of about 50 people at an after-hours nightclub in Tacoma, Washington, ended in gunfire. Terrance Paige, a 29-year-old Black man from Kent, was shot multiple times inside the Gatekeepers Club on East McKinley Avenue and was pronounced dead at the scene; the Pierce County Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death as multiple gunshot wounds. He had been at the club with his brother and two friends when an argument broke out with another group; witnesses say one friend tried to de-escalate and the party was leaving when Paige reportedly made an insulting comment and shots followed. Three others were hurt — a 28-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman taken to hospital, and a 34-year-old man who arrived separately with a hand wound.

Detectives used witness descriptions and social media to identify a suspect, and at least one witness positively identified the alleged shooter from a photo lineup. On March 3, 2021, with help from the South Sound Gang Task Force, 21-year-old Nathaniel Walsky was arrested and charged with two counts of second-degree murder, three counts of first-degree assault, and one count of first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm; he pleaded not guilty and bail was set at $1 million. Did anyone at the club that night or nearby see what led to the confrontation?